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10 March 2025
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Adolescent pregnancy costs Latin America and the Caribbean USD 15.3 billion a year and deepens inequality, according to new UNFPA report
The study, The price of inequality: The socioeconomic consequences of adolescent pregnancy and early motherhood in Latin America and the Caribbean, examines five key areas:…
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04 August 2016
Brazilian funk music sensation Dream Team do Passinho calls for "More Rights, Less Zika"
BRASÍLIA, Brazil – Funk music stars from Brazil’s favela communities are calling for people to “get together for more rights, less zika” in their…
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23 March 2016
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Tapping into the power of midwives to reduce maternal mortality in Guatemala
CHIMALTENANGO, Guatemala – Natividad Coc believes midwives are born, not made, and she received the calling herself and started midwifery training while…
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24 September 2014
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COHSOD Endorses Holistic Strategy to Reduce Adolescent Pregnancy in the Caribbean
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM’s Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) has approved a Strategy and…
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